A PROJECT is being launched in Ellesmere Port this autumn aimed at supporting people with health problems get back into work.

Fit 4 Work offers help to anyone with a disability or health condition and encourages and supports a move into employment, either for the first time or as a return to work.

Based at Links Healthy Living Centre in Civic Way, the project will work closely with new businesses and with people living in Central, Grange, Stanlow, Westminster or Wolverham wards, aiming to link the two together through fresh job opportunities.

Depending on their needs, each person will receive one-to-one support and advice and guidance on any specific job skills required. A mentor will also be providing outreach aftercare support for employees and future employers once a job is secured.

The new Fit 4 Work project officer with the borough council, Paul Barber, said: 'This is a wonderful opportunity for residents to access support in an informal, relaxed environment.

'Health problems, physical or mental, do not need to be a barrier for those who wish to work. We hope that by providing people with a tailored and fully supported process from our first meeting to their finding work, those using the service will feel able to reach their goals.'

The project is one of several initiatives designed by the Local Employment Strategies Partnership to help people benefit from new jobs created in Ellesmere Port's Economic Development Zone.

* For more details about the project or to arrange a meeting with Paul Barber, ring 0151 356 6974.